Speaking to journalists in the Russian far-eastern city of
Vladivostok, Mr Putin urged Mr Obama - as a Nobel Peace Prize laureate -
to think about future victims in Syria before using force.

He said it was ridiculous to suggest the Syrian government
was to blame for the attack, calling it a "provocation by those who want
to drag other countries into the Syrian conflict"."Syrian government troops are on the offensive and have surrounded the opposition in several regions," he said.

"In these conditions, to give a trump card to those who are calling for a military intervention is utter nonsense."